Jenna LaineSep 23, 2025, 12:00 PM ET
- Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers star wide receiver Mike Evans is expected to miss three to four weeks with a strained left hamstring, sources told ESPN.
Evans suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday's victory over the New York Jets. An MRI on Tuesday showed that Evans has a moderate strain, according to sources.
Evans, 32, has battled hamstring issues in the past, missing three games last season and three in 2019 because of injuries to his right hamstring. The six-time Pro Bowler has 14 catches for 140 yards and a touchdown this season for the Buccaneers (3-0).
The Bucs already have been without Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr., who is working his way back from ankle surgery, and wide receiver Jalen McMillan, who suffered a neck injury in the second preseason game and is not expected to return until after their Week 9 bye.
Godwin could return to play in Tampa Bay's Week 4 showdown against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles (3-0).
